Three of the four owners of Tom + Chee - (from left) Corey Ward, Trew and Jennifer Quackenbush - said they are working on opening a third location in the area while expanding their franchise.

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Polly Campbell

Tom + Chee, the grilled cheese and tomato soup restaurant on Court Street and Newport on the Levee, became well-known outside Cincinnati when the Travel Channel's "Man v. Food Nation'' visited and featured two of their sandwiches, the Armagoetta and the grilled cheese doughnut. More recently, the doughnut was named the fourth-best new sandwich in America on the "Today'' show's website. Since they opened on Fountain Square in 2008, I've resisted trying the more outrageous variations. I thought of a grilled cheese doughnut as something of a stunt. But when I sat down with Tom + Chee owners ...